Which to use
“solteiro” is an adjective and “sorteio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,241
- “solteiro” frequency rank
- #4,767
- “sorteio” frequency rank
- 11008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solteiro | sorteio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não é casado | método de distribuição de algo indivisível entre vários, dos que um só será agraciado, baseado em fórmulas de casualidade, de acaso; ato de rifar (sortear) |
Where the eye mixes solteiro and sorteio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: solteiro vs sorteio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solteiro is /sow.ˈtej.ɾu/ while sorteio is /suɾ.ˈtɐj.u/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solteiro is recorded at frequency rank #6,241, classified as anadj, pronounced /sow.ˈtej.ɾu/. sorteio is at rank #4,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced /suɾ.ˈtɐj.u/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11008, this pair ranks #61,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solteiro vs sorteio
Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "solteiro": l. Private to "sorteio": -.
"solteiro" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "sorteio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solteiro" and "sorteio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "solteiro" or "sorteio" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "solteiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorteio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solteiro" and "sorteio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "santeiro vs solteiro". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.